Audio recordings attributed to Lebanon's foreign minister threaten to deepen the crisis with Saudi Arabia

Reports published by the Saudi newspaper, Okaz, entitled: "The series of the fall of "fake masks" continues after Charbel and Qardahi", related to audio recordings of Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bouhabib, sparked controversy among Twitter pioneers.

Reports published by the Saudi newspaper, Okaz, related to audio recordings of the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bouhabib, sparked controversy among Twitter pioneers.

The Saudi newspaper published a report on its official page on the site, in which it said: "Records obtained by Okaz implicating the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon. The series of the fall of the "fake masks" continues after Charbel and Qardahi.. Okaz reveals what Abdullah Bouhabib tried to hide from the media.

For his part, the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs responded through the official page of the ministry on Twitter, saying: “In an explanation of what was reported by some media outlets about the existence of audio recordings of a press interview that was scheduled before the outbreak of the current crisis last Thursday, October 28, 2021, I am interested in emphasizing that the goal of This interview was a quest to open the door for dialogue and remove impurities in order to reform the relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and return it to normal, which is the goal I work hard for.

The minister continued, "I hoped that the honorable newspaper would help us seek to resolve this crisis instead of publishing fragmented and false narratives that pour oil on the fire to stoke attempts... to build bridges of convergence, knowing that we will issue a detailed explanation on the subject... We hope that all media outlets will serve as a means To rapprochement to bridge the rift and to contribute constructively to bringing us closer to our Arab brothers and sisters.

On Wednesday, Abdullah Bu Habib called for solving the current "problem" between his country and Saudi Arabia through "dialogue" and "predominance of the common Arab interest", against the backdrop of Gulf anger over the statements of the Lebanese Minister of Information, George Qardahi, regarding the war in Yemen.

Before his appointment as minister on September 20, Qardahi said, in a televised interview recorded in August and broadcast on October 25, that the Houthis in Yemen are "defending themselves against the attacks of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.